Least Yellow-sorrel vs Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis exilis compared with Oxalis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Yellow-sorrel	Pink woodsorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family same	Oxalidaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus same	Oxalis	Oxalis
Species	Oxalis exilis	Oxalis debilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Yellow-sorrel and Pink woodsorrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxalis.

Conservation Status

Least Yellow-sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Pink woodsorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Yellow-sorrel	Pink woodsorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Yellow-sorrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Pink woodsorrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros, Congo (DRC)), Asia (Qatar, Singapore, Vietnam), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

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